Samia canningi
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Below: Samia canningi (female) |
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Samia canningi is a butterfly (moth) from the family of the peacock moth(Saturniidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 10 to 14 centimeters. The wings are colored brown to golden brown and have the white eye-spots on the wings that are typical of the Samia genus .
The caterpillars are white to pale green and have black warts on their backs.
Similar species
- Tree of God Spinner Samia cynthia ( Drury , 1773)
- Samia ricini ( Boisduval , 1854)
- Samia vandenberghi ( Watson , 1915)
- Samia kohlli ( Naumann & Peigler , 2001.)
distribution
Samia canningi is mainly found in Southeast Asia and China .
biology
Before hatching, the yellowish white eggs turn bluish black. The caterpillars feed on the tree of gods ( Ailanthus altissima ) in nature , but also on privet ( Ligustrum ), lilac ( Syringa ) and laurel cherry ( Prunus laurocerasus ) in breeding .
Like all other peacock moths, they spin a cocoon of silk. Like all Saturniids, the moths only live one to two weeks because they cannot eat.
Web links
- The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) photos
- Saturniidae web
- silkmoths.bizland.com
- Tropecol.com (PDF; 2.3 MB)